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Knowledge Gap: 
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers who may not have access to the latest recommendations for preventing physician ‘burnout’ by the ‘promotion of resilience’.. 

Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about Principles For Building Physician Resilience: The Alternative to Burnout and how it pertains to their respective profession.

Release and Expiration Dates
3/14/2018 - 3/14/2021

Objectives

1. Define “burnout”
2. Discuss signs and symptoms of burnout.
3. Discuss its potential downstream effects.            
4. Introduce paradigm shift from ‘treatment of burnout’ to ‘promotion of resilience’.
5. Discuss individual skills that promote resilience.
6. Discuss workplace factors that promote resilience.

                  (NOTE:  Sentinel article in the burnout literature. Very well-written article about organizational impact                      on physician burnout.  Suspect it will be referenced for years to come)

2. Wallace JE, Lemaire JB, Ghali WA.  Physician wellness: a missing quality indicator.  Lancet. 2009 Nov 14;374(9702):1714-21.        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673609614240?via%3Dihub

3. Sanchez-Reilly S, Morrison LJ, Carey E, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Kapo J, Periyakoil VS, Thomas Jde L. Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care.  J Support Oncol. 2013 Jun;11(2):75-81.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974630/

AMA resources for preventing physician burnout and fostering resilience-- https://www.stepsforward.org/modules/physician-burnout

Biographical Info

Samantha McKelvey, MD

Dr. Samantha McKelvey is an Assistant Professor in the UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Generalist Division. She is the Associate Residency Program Director, Advisor for the Cord Blood Bank of Arkansas, and State Commissioner for the Arkansas Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative, and a volunteer for the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Cancer Survivorship Program.

Her clinical interest is obstetrics and gynecology. She has made several presentations in her field in meetings and conferences around the country. She also has numerous publications on a variety of topics within obstetrics and gynecology.

In addition to being an Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr. McKelvey is a cancer survivor and mom, and she enjoys becoming a part of her patients’ lives during one of the most exciting times in their lives.

Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Planners: 
Barbara L. Smith, RN, BSN 

Speaker:
Samantha McKelvey, MD

Peer Reviewers: 
Kim Miller, MCHES

Instructions to obtain credit:

1.       Launch the activity 
2.       View the entire activity online 
3.       Complete the post-test 
           (must pass the post-test with a score of 65% to receive credit). 
           You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
4.       Complete Evaluation 
Print certificate or transcript (Available in the “My Profile” tab).

Direct Provider Statement
In support of improving patient care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation Statement 
The University of Arkansas for Medical Science Office of Continuing Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Arkansas for Medical sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.

Disclosure Policy statement

It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all provided and jointly provided educational activities.  All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity, directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship.  Financial relationships of immediate family members must also be disclosed, if the nature of the relationship(s) could influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content.  The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest.  Individuals who refuse to disclose are disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity.

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